IDA creates its lowest jobs total in 11 years

JOB creation in IDA Ireland-backed firms fell by more than 2,600 last year from 11,846 a year earlier to an 11-year-low of 9,216.

This was the lowest figure in 11 years and compares with 22,802 jobs generated in 2000 when the economy was at its peak.

However, the numbers of full-time jobs accounted for by IDA firms fell marginally by 147 to leave full-time employment virtually unchanged at 136,394.